Nutritional Psychology Influences of Diet on Perception

Influences of Diet on Perception: The global diabetes prevalence in 2019 is estimated to be 9.3% (463 million people), rising to 10.2% (578 million) by 2030 and 10.9% (700 million) by 2045.1 While diabetes is generally approached from a biomedical model, Influences of Diet...

Nutritional Psychology: Can a 1-Week Junk Food Diet Change Your Brain and Lead to Overeating?

Researchers are zeroing in on whether high-fat, high-sugar foods can impact our brain, and influence our eating choices. It turns out that they can and do, and the Hippocampus, a major structure within our brain, is one of junk food’s favorite targets.

Interoception in Nutritional Psychology

Interoceptive Awareness in Nutritional Psychology: Is Interoception a missing Element in our understanding of an improved Diet-Mental Health Relationship? What is Interoceptive Awareness in Nutritional Psychology,  how does it relate to the field of Nutritional Psychology, and how can it...

The History of Nutritional Psychology: A New Field of Study to Support a New Model of Mental Healthcare

Ephimia Morphew-Lu, CNP Founder and Developer

“When you step into an intersection of fields, disciplines, or cultures, you can combine existing concepts into a large number of extraordinary ideas.” — Frans Johansson.

A Video Introduction to The Center for Nutritional Psychology

Welcome to The Center for Nutritional Psychology! Consolidating research, building curriculum, and advocating for a nutritional component to Mental Healthcare by 2030. We have been developing Nutritional Psychology methodology and education since 2008 and are consolidating the world's research in...